Spatial is (not) special - Adventures in location-based data
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The document discusses the evolution of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and the importance of spatial data management. It highlights issues related to data integrity, the integration of digital and analog practices, and the need for human-centric solutions in spatial data use. The text also emphasizes the necessity of considering new technologies and methodologies for effective spatial analysis and decision-making.
![Thierry Gregorius PhD FRGS
Principal Consultant
Exprodat/Getech Group
Adventures in location-based data
BCS Data Management SG, London 17 October 2019
Views expressed are entirely personal and do not necessarily
reflect those of Exprodat Consulting Ltd or Getech Group plc.
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Spatial is (not) special - Adventures in location-based data
- 1. Thierry Gregorius PhD FRGS Principal Consultant Exprodat/Getech Group Adventures in location-based data BCS Data Management SG, London 17 October 2019 Views expressed are entirely personal and do not necessarily reflect those of Exprodat Consulting Ltd or Getech Group plc. Spatial is [not?] Special
- 2. GIS and the evolution of spatial architectures Spatial data and the mystery of location Frontiers of spatial data management Being human in a digital world Final thoughts
- 3. Bored Panda
- 4. Geographic Information System (GIS) “GIS is a computer system capable of holding and using data describing places on the earth's surface.“ – Esri, 1995
- 6. The map: what you see (the yummy bit) Data layers (the hard work)
- 9. The evolution of GIS Esri graphic
- 11. Traditional Enterprise GIS Stack Jonathan Harford on Flickr (Creative Commons) IT Dept > GIS Vendor > GIS Team > GIS User >
- 13. Seamless data integration via APIs… ca. 2000, source unknown Déjà-vu?
- 14. GIS User workflows Everything else Data & Imagery Analytics Business systems From a GIS-centric view…
- 15. “Why use GIS when you can annotate JPEGs in PowerPoint?” – geologist
- 16. …to sprinkling everything with spatial magicspatial Spatialise User workflows Data & Imagery Analytics Business systems Business systems Data & Imagery User workflows Visual- isation Mapping Geocode Analytics Analytics IntegratePro GIS er ows Everything else Spatial Analysis User workflows User workflows Data & Imagery Analytics Visual- isation Mapping Spatial Analysis User workflows Spatialise Business systems Data & Imagery Analytics Pro G Everything else Data & Imagery Analytics Pro G Business systems Everything else ss s
- 17. Photo by Sebastian Hietsch on Unsplash
- 19. GIS and the evolution of spatial architectures Spatial data and the mystery of location Frontiers of spatial data management Being human in a digital world Final thoughts
- 20. ((geo)spatial) data Tabular Spatial xyz Geospatial Xyz lat/long/H Geospatial Projected xy(H) EN(H) Spatiotemporal xy(H)t
- 21. Null Island: where spatial data goes to die Image credits: NOAA and Amusing Planet (0, 0)
- 23. Not all Lats and Longs are the same… Prime Meridian Greenwich, London Greenwich Meridian (1884) GPS Meridian (WGS84) 102.5 m
- 24. Confused map projection: Lake Paigneur oil rig disaster Custom Transverse Mercator projection misinterpreted as UTM coordinates Drilled through mineshaft Massive sinkhole Whole lake drained into underground mine in minutes! Louisiana, 1980
- 25. Right coordinate, wrong place Author’s private collection, 2005
- 26. $300 million Mars Climate Orbiter lost in 1999… It can happen anywhere …due to mix-up of imperial and metric units
- 27. GIS and the evolution of spatial architectures Spatial data and the mystery of location Frontiers of spatial data management Being human in a digital world Final thoughts
- 28. 3D Digital twins Boston, USA (source: Esri)
- 29. Digital twins for operations Source: Aveva
- 30. Geospatial bricolage… Virtual IoT 2D/3D/4D scrapbooks underpinned by spatial integrity images via unsplash.com
- 31. You can do anything now
- 32. And anyone can do it…
- 33. Just because you can…?
- 34. If it ain’t broke… BBC US Navy
- 36. Maps: just one data representation out of many http://selection.datavisualization.ch/
- 37. Create solutions that people need
- 38. A ‘solution’: Much more than data or tech… People (Roles, Skills) Use Cases Work- flows Data Tech Training Support Gover- nance Leadership Engage- ment Change Manage- ment
- 39. Solutions are all about people
- 41. Keep it simple Atlanta Child Wellbeing Index Simple postcode map to tackle poverty & create employment Source: McKinsey
- 42. The power of ‘story maps’ Interactive multimedia integrated with simple maps esri.com
- 43. Are maps still required at all? Digitisation Analog to digital e.g. paper scans Digitalisation Improve processes digitally Digital Transformation Natively digital Reimagine processes from scratch
- 45. Spatial intelligence without maps: Simple answers to simple questions Is this place prone to flooding?Has this rental car crossed a border? YES YES
- 46. Spatial intelligence without maps: Geocoding with voice what3words – global grid of 3x3m locations encoded with unique word combinations what3words.com BCS office I’m in a field. Meet me at imprints.teach.playoffs
- 47. Spatial intelligence without maps: Logistics: parcel routing & tracking “Your parcel is arriving today between 13.00 and 14.00“
- 48. GIS and the evolution of spatial architectures Spatial data and the mystery of location Frontiers of spatial data management Being human in a digital world Final thoughts
- 49. Digital vs analog Embodied cognition through physical objects Esri.com
- 50. Real work rarely happens behind a computer Author, Libya 2007
- 51. People love using their hands
- 52. Our hands leverage a lot of brain power
- 55. Cartographic Design Award FOSS4G Conference Map by Anna Butler, Wellingtons Travel http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/09/foss4g-map-contest/#slideid-255991 Drawn by hand!
- 56. Art and Science are converging again – for the first time since the Renaissance
- 58. ArcGIS Pro 3D ‘sketchy edge’ styling @elliothartley
- 61. Hands-on models and the value of tactility
- 62. Digital + Analog = best of both worlds? Note-taking Air traffic control Touch-Table AR sandbox Digital pencil 3D printing/model-making
- 63. GIS and the evolution of spatial architectures Spatial data and the mystery of location Frontiers of spatial data management Being human in a digital world Final thoughts
- 64. So is spatial special? Schrödinger’s cat (not) looking at you
- 65. Spatial ingenuity, craft & integrity Spilhaus map projection: The seven seas as one contiguous ocean
- 66. Maps: just one data representation out of many http://selection.datavisualization.ch/
- 67. Routes to GIS/geospatial profession geographer IT developer town planner surveyor geologist data manager web designer ecologist space engineer civil/utilities engineer etc. etc. smart cities data scientist statistician
- 68. Geospatial skills & careers Third professions e.g. Geologist, Town Planner GIS Developers GIS experts Trainers & consultants Business Sales Project Management Leadership Data scientists (stats, analytics, ML/AI) Data managers IT & app developers Earth observation Surveyors
- 69. Trend towards spatial data science Third professions e.g. Geologist, Town Planner GIS Developers GIS experts Trainers & consultants Business Sales Project Management Leadership Data scientists (stats, analytics, ML/AI) Data managers IT & app developers Earth observation Surveyors
- 70. geek-and-poke.com Data science = 80% data clean-up?
- 71. Shapefiles are refusing to die…
- 72. But when data is natively digital & automated…
- 73. …data management becomes data analytics?
- 75. 21st century challenges E.G. PROPOSED CLIMATE SOLUTIONS • Carbon capture & storage • Circular economy • Empowerment of women • Energy efficiency • Geothermal • Marine regeneration • Microgrids • Reforestation and soil restoration • Regenerative agriculture • Renewable energy
- 76. The world needs you to do great things with spatial data BCS Data Management SG, London 17 October 2019 Views expressed are entirely personal and do not necessarily reflect those of Exprodat Consulting Ltd or Getech Group plc. THANK YOU